Wosun Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Wosun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Wosun (52) may also be a first name.
Wosun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wosun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wosun has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wosun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wosun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wosun reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Wosun is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 97 percent live and Western, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wosun exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woosun | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wosune | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wuosun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woshun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bosun | 80 | 372 | / |
| Wasun | 80 | 275 | / |
| Wesun | 80 | 123 | / |
| Wusun | 80 | 65 | / |
| Woson | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wosum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boysun | 73 | 137 | / |
| Wasiun | 73 | 117 | / |
| Bosuin | 73 | 96 | / |
| Wossum | 73 | 84 | / |
| Wozunk | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wasune | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wouzon | 73 | 28 | / |
| Washun | 73 | 26 | / |
| Waseun | 73 | 22 | / |
| Voshun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wooson | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wusoun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Boosun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wasuin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woison | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wushun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weesun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bossun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wosson | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wojung | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahsun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wazoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wasjun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waszun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasgun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasunt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huosun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasuun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whesun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boshun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bousun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwesun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woszon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boseun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bozsun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woshon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wouson | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woodsound | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bossoun | 67 | 220 | / |
| Voitsun | 67 | 55 | / |
| Woisson | 67 | 16 | / |
| Booshun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wasusin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wojciun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Watsung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wachoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wourzon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woochun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wazoune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woosoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojczun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasshun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woischumng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadsung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutsung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watsoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watshun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woozson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woisoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boshaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voytsun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boussun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voshung | 67 | 0 | / |
| Washumn | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wosun
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